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Four soccer coaches indicted in college admissions scandal

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Montreal Impact News

Montreal impact coach Remi Garde denies Lyon return rumors

MONTREAL — Montreal Impact coach Remi Garde denied the rumors indicating he’d return to coach his former club Lyon this summer.  The Frenchman made a point to turn down any link with the Ligue 1 club on Tuesday morning. “On my side, I deny all recent contacts with Lyon on the subject that was brought […]

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MLS Player Rankings Week 2: Darwin Quintero remains on top

As expected, there was plenty of turnover in our MLS Player Rankings following Week 2.  Since some of Week 1’s top performers didn’t thrive as much in Week 2, the door was open for plenty of new entrants to slide into the list. And we also opened up five more spots as we work our […]

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Minnesota United FC News

Minnesota United reverses recent history with two early wins

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Orlando City SC

Orlando City signs Swedish centerback Robin Jansson

Orlando City announced the signing of Swedish centerback Robin Jansson on Tuesday, putting a face to a potential signing teased by club executive vice president of soccer operations Luiz Muzzi. Jansson, 27, comes to Orlando City from Swedish Allsvenskan side AIK. He won the league title with AIK last season and recorded 25 starts.  “Robin […]

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News NWSL Sky Blue FC

Sky Blue FC: Coach, players say there’s a ‘fresh energy’ after concerns addressed

MANALAPAN TOWNSHIP, N.J. — After a rocky 2018 season and an offseason that also had its drama, things appear to have finally settled down for Sky Blue FC. It is more than just the promise of a season that should be better than the last — the team’s players finally got changes they asked for. “When things […]

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Guram Kashia on winless start to San Jose Earthquakes season: ‘It’s not a crisis’

SAN JOSE, Calif. — After suffering a second straight loss to open the 2019 season, both at their home stadium, the San Jose Earthquakes sit bottom of the MLS table. It’s a familiar locale for the franchise, which finished off the previous campaign in the very same position. The introduction of new head coach Matias […]

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LA Galaxy Miami News

David Beckham pranked by James Corden with hilarious fake statue

Earlier this month, the LA Galaxy unveiled a statue of David Beckham to honor his legacy with the club. In true Hollywood fashion, the host of the Late Late Show, James Corden, who is also a good friend of David Beckham, coordinated with the Galaxy to reveal a hideous fake statue to Beckham before the […]

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Orlando City SC

Orlando City midfielders Will Johnson, Sebas Méndez earn national team call-ups

SANFORD, Fla. — Veteran Orlando City midfielder Will Johnson has been called up to the Canadian men’s national team ahead of its match against French Guiana on March 24.  Johnson, 32, has been capped 43 times for his national team. His last appearance for Canada was on June 14, 2017, against Curaçao. He has four […]

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MLS Power Rankings Week 2: Seattle Sounders move up to No. 1

Two weeks are in the books in the 2019 Major League Soccer season and already we have a new No. 1 team atop the Pro Soccer USA Power Rankings. Coming off a second win at CenturyLink Field, an impressive 2-0 victory over the Colorado Rapids, the Seattle Sounders jump to the No. 1 spot, while […]